Not anymore but my Dojo was KarDoJitsuRyu, I trained from about 9 on to 16, my shidoshi was a cop in the bad part of Brooklyn, and he opened his school to keep kids off the street, he was part of a anti-gang crime unit. And my dad taught me Wing Chun so i'm always mixing up one thing with the other to fit my short 5'9 self. But I grew up in Brooklyn during a crack epidemic and it was very violent.

No mma for me, I've front or side kicked in and mangled at least 4 guys knees in NYC who tried to do bad on the streets growing up. I don't really ever want to do something like that ever again if I didn't have to.

Anyhow, also funny, but there was a 70s martial art magazine front page cover of John Manniel, the founder or KDJR knocking out Chuck Norris in full contact karate tounrey, I always found that funny whenever I would see Chuck do his stupid little windmill punch move. He woulda got his knee kicked in if he ever tried that stunt with a trained martial artist.

The thread necromancer strikes again!! Hahaha!

Seriously though... I have been meaning post this for awhile. I find leaking compressed air incredibly stressful. Nailguns, hoses, compressor fittings... My boss is not bothered by it, but I have to try and stop the noise. One of our desalt guns needs a new male fitting and I kept unplugging it when I was between shooting nails.

^^Yeah, whenever i see something that is pneumatic, i think about how it would be as a paintball gun. Like if Bosch of Craftsman made pb stuff.

I also drop a lot of pneumatic terms around my friends.

oh man, you do that too? I see power tools and think " hmm, they should go into paintball!"

I too have the walking trigger disease. However I use my index fingers as the trigger. I was never a competitive person before paintball. Now I can't even let my 8 yr old son win a foot race without feeling like a complete looser.

I have become a paintball gun junky. You think crack is bad try this drug out. Can't even go play without seeing a new gun and wanting to touch it. If I don't I almost have the sweats and I have big regrets for not asking.

I am more confident as a person. You see I am a true geeky nerdy guy except I have never played D&D. I did play might and magic and also with the Magic the gathering cards. I used to weigh about 120lbs soaking wet(however age did play a small role in that) Wore taped glasses and would never speak to a girl even if it could have positive results. My brother thought I was *** also(not that its a bad thing but when you aren't *** it can be.)

Not saying I am a cool guy but my self confidence is much greater. I started lifting weights to gain muscle so my first paintball guns weren't so heavy to me. I threw out the taped glasses and found out I didn't need glasses except for reading. I now get a tan in the summer and don't look pasty white the rest of the year. I now am a solid 200lbs(however this is too big for the Army so I have to lose some of it) My brother doesn't think I am *** anymore. I now have a beautiful wife and three great kids.
Had the confidence to go and get a good job as a network admin. I know that is kinda getting back to my roots but it pays well and I love it. Can't completely go un-geeky or un-nerdy any way.

I don't think I am as bad off as some of you with looking at tools and wondering how you could turn them into paintball guns but I do see air powered stuff as a means to launch more paint at a higher rate.